HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/11/1967 VB minutes MLNIIi~ OF THE REGULAR ~ING OF
THE BOARD OF TRUSTE~S
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President Congreve called the meeting to order at 8:07 P.M.
INVOCATION
Trustee Grittani gave the invocation.
ROLL CALL
Pre§ent upon roll call: Colfer Kilroy Grittani Lewis Rogera
Teichert Congreve
APPROVAL OF ~
Trustee Colfer, seconded by Trustee Teichert, moved the minutes of
the regular meeting of June 20, 1967 be approved as submitted. Minutes
Upon roll call: Ayes: Colfer Grittani Ki~y
Lewis Rogers Teichert
Motion carried.
Correction of minutes of June 29, 1967: Upon roll call on motion
for appointment of Acting Village Mansger show negative vote of
Trustee Teichert. Trustee Grittani, seconded by Trustee Teichert,
moved the minutes of the special meeting of June 29, 1967 be approved
as amended.
Upon roll call: Ayes: Colfer Grittani ~roy
Lewis Rogers Teichert
Motion carTied.
APPROVAL OF Bm.f .g
General $ 63,932.59
Parking System Revenue 436.78 Approval of
Library 5,938.96 Bills
Motor Fuel Tax 4,420.77
Waterworks & Sewerage Dap. Imp. &
Ext. 3,676.51
WaterWOrks & Sewerage Fund ;~728.43
Total $ 86,134,04
Trustee Colfer, seconded by Trustee Rogers, moved for approval of the
above bills for payment.
Upon roll call: Ayes: Colfer Grittani Kilrey
Lewis Rogers Teichert
Motion carried.
CITIZfNS TO BE HEARD
Mr." Arthur Linneman asked consideration of issuance of occupancy permits
for two buildings erected and two building permits fortwo lots adjacent Linneman -
to the buildings. After considerable discussion, Mr. Linneman was Occupancy
advised to wait until later in the meeting until Utility Sewer & Water Permits
draft escrow on the lift station was reviewed by the Board.
Mr. John LilfJquist, 801 S. Eln~mzrst, purchaser of the Kester property
at Lonnquist and 83 discussed the proposed widening of Lonnquist Blvd.
He stated he had talked with Attorney R. Marlin Smith about the Lilijquist
conde~m~mtion suit of the Village of Mount Prospect vs. Mrs. Kester, Kester
requesting that it be held in abeyance until he offered alternate Property
proposals to the Village. These alternate proposals involve slightly
lesser amount than the 50 feet originally sought by the Village but
still would give the Village enough property for its voiced needs.
Jul.y 11, 1967
The matter was referred to the Judiciary Committee and Attorney amith.
The next meeting of the Judiciary Committee will be August 4.
Mr. Patrick O'Brien of ~hite Way Sig~n Company, appeared before the
Farmer Board with regard to Farmer Cooper's sign variation. The Board of
Cooper's signAppeals had recommended approval of a variation to permit a sign
in an R-1 District. Mr. O'Brien requested a cbauge in the location
of the sign, but this matter could not be considered as it had not
been presented before the Board of Appeals. The variation for land
use was referred to the Judiciary Ccrmuittee meeting Augus~t 47
Mr. Albert Motsch spoke before the Board with regard to the hiring
Motsch - of a Village Manager, expressing his Opinion on the capabilities
Village Mgr. required for the position and conformance to the State Statutes and
the Village Manager referendum.
Mrs. Edith Freund requested installation of a sidewalk to run from
Sidewalk - Oak Street to the Meadows Park property on the south side of Gregory
Meadows Park only, to protect children who go to the pool to swim during the
s~amer months. Referred to Public Health and SafetY Committee,
Trustee Teichert, seconded by Trustee Grittani, moved to waive the
rules to pez~mft consideration of a matter not on the agenda.
Upon roll call: Ayes: Colfer Grittani Kilroy
Lewis Rogers Teichert ~
Motion carried ~
Mms. Jerome Sullivan voiced her objections to the granting of a
Lot 136 building permit for the erection of a house on lot lB6 (917 S.
917 S. EmersOn~erson) stating it is in violation of the Village code. Mrs. Sullivan
also showed sketches of the building as approved by the Architectural
Committee, and revisions that were made later.
Mr. Ross Miller, lB W. Hiawatha, also appeared as an objector,
sta~ing he was opposed to the size of the home being erected on the
irregular lot.
Trustee Teichert reported he is requesti~ ~me~iments to the BUilding
and Zoning Codes regarding "averaging-out" setbacks.
Trustee Teichert, secoo~ed by Trustee Grittani, moved the Board act
as a Committee-of-the-Whole to enter upon an investigation of the
Morrison case. (Lot lB6).
Upon roll call:~ Ayes: Colfer Grittani Eilroy
Lewis Rogers Teichert
Motion carried.
Acting Village Maturer M~oore stated he would instruct the Superintendent
of Buildings to issue a stop work order on the permit.
The meeting date of the Committee-of-the-Whole was set for Thursday,
Committee of July lB, at 8:00 P.M. It was requested that members of the Architectural
the Whole Conm~ittee and the Building Superintendent be asked to attend. It was
Meeting also suggested that Mr. Mo~re arrange to have Attorney Marlin Smith
present.
At this point in the meeting the Board adjourned for an Fxecutive
Session.
The meeting reconvened at 10:15 P.M.
Present upon roll call: Colfer Grittani Kilroy Lewis Rogers
Teichert Congreve
Trustee Lewis presented the following Agreement:
July 11, 1967
AGREEMENT
AGREE~ made this llth day of July, 1967, between the following:
PARTIES: 1. National Bank of Austin, as trustee under Trust
Agreement dated March 27, 1964, and known as Trust
No. B880 and not personally (hereinafter called the Agre~nent -
"Owner" );
Natl Bank of
2. Village of Mount Prospect~ a m~aicipal corporation, Austin
Mount Prospect, Illinois (hereinafter called the "Village"); Trust
#3880
3. Utility Sewer ~ Water Co., 1000 E. Northwest Highway, Village of
Mount Prospect, Illinois (hereinafter called the "Utility"). Mount
Prospect
PREAM~T,~: 1. WHEREAS, the Owner holds title to approximately 13
acres of vacant land located on Busse Road within the
corporate limits of Mount Prospect, Illinois, and in an Utility
area certificated for sewer and water service by the Sewer &
Illinois Commerce Commission to the Utility; and Water Co.
WHEREAS, THE Owner has applied to the Village for the
issuance of building permits to permit the Owner to
construct a multiple family residential development
on said land pursuant to a planned development permit
previously issued by the Village; and
WHEREAS, the building department of said Village has
indicated it would not issue said permits on account of
a resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Village of
Mount Prospect, dated May l?, 1966, directing its building
department and other appropriate agencies to withhold the
issuance of building and occupancy permits within the
area certificated for sewer and water service until
funds are set aside for the installation of a lift
station to serve said certificatedJ, area; and
WHEREAS, the Utility disputes the necessity for the
construction of any such lift station or disputes that
any such .lift station should be built at its expense; and
WHEREAS, the Owner is prepared to deposit in an appropriate
escrow fu~x~s sufficient for the construction of a lift
station and agrees that said funds may be used for that
purpose in consideration for the Village's agreement to
issue building permits as hereinafter provided.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideratiq~ of the agreements herein
contained and other good and valuable considerations,
IT IS HEREBY AGB~:~:n BETWEEN THE PARTIES as follows:
ESCROW: 1. Prormptly upon the execution of this Agreement, the
Owner and the Village will enter into an escrow agreement
with the Chicago Title and Trust Cmmpany as escrowee,
cont~uing terms and provisions as hereinafter provided.
Upon the opening of the escrow, the Owner will deposit
a sum equal to the VillageSs estimate of the cost of
constructing a lift station (not to exceed an amount
agreed upon between the Village of Mount Prospect, Utility
Sewer and Water Company and the beneficiaries of National
Bank of Austin Trust #3380) to connect with the sewer
lines of the Utility in its certificated area at or
near its intersection with the interceptor line of the
Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago.
2. Upon the opening of the escrow and the deposit of
said funds, the Village will issue appropriate building
permits to the Owner for its planned development project
in accordance with the applications for building per~mits
now on file with the Village.
July ll, 1967
3. Upon the opening of the escrow and deposit of said
f~nds, building and occupancy permits will be issued in
due course by the Village to all property owners in the
Agreement, certificated area without regard to the resolution of
the Village adopted May l?, 1966. It is understood
continued that the owner's deposit of said funds is caused solely
by the Village's refmsal to issue ~uildin~ permits to
Owner without said deposit. It is further agreed,
however, that the Village's execution of this Agreement
is without prejudice to the Village's duty to require
any applicant for a building and occupancy permit to
comply with all other ordinances, resolutions or
regulations of the Village of Mount Prospect before any
building or occupancy permit shall be issued.
4. It is agreed that the Owner herein agrees to deposit
funds for the construction of a lift station solely for
the purpose of inducing the Village to issue building and
occupancy permits for its proposed construction and does
not constitute an admission by the Owner that any lift
station is required or that the Village's stop order of
May 17, 1966, is a valid, enforceable order insofar as
it applies to the Owner's property.
5. It is further agreed that the Utility is entering
Lnto this agreement for the sole purpose of enabling the
Owner ~nd others similarly sitmated to obtain building
and occupancy permits from the Village without the
necessity of litigation between said Owner and the Village.
The Utility has contended and still contends that the
proposed lift station is neither necessary or desirable
or should be constructed, if at all, at the Utility's
expense. This Agreement is without prejudice to any
issues raised in any litigation now pending between the
Village and the Utility or any affiliated corporation of
the Utility, including the issue of the validity of the
Village's stop order of May l?, 1966, and d~mages, if
any, resulting to any property owner fram the enforcement'
of the said stop order.
6. The Utility agrees that the proposed lift station may
be constructed on its utility system for the purpose of
causing the Village to issue building and occupancy permits
in its certificated~!area. In consideration of that
agreement, the Village agrees to and does hereby indemaify
and save the Utility harmless of and from all d~mages
expenses, liabilities ~or costs arising out of any mal-
function er defects in the operation of the lift station
within the certificated area of the Utility, including
flooding of property within the certificated area.
?. In the event the Village may hereafter acquire title
to the p~4vsical assets of the Utility by purchase of
said assets, condenmation award or acquisition of the
outstanding capital stock of the Utility, ~the Village
agrees that it will as soon as reasonably possible,
reimburse the Owner for all funds expended from said
escrow f~nds for the construction of the lift station.
8. If, upon the 'fif~l construction of the said lift
station, any f~nds shall re~fn in the excrow, the Chicago
Title and Trust Company shall be directed to pay said
funds to the Owner.
9. The Village represents that upon the execution of
this Agreement, no further action shall be required by
its Board of Directors to carry out the terms and conditions
of this Agreement. All escrow fees charged by the
Chicago Title and Trust Company shall be divided equally
between the parties.
July 11, 1967
This Agreement is executed by the undersigned, Natio~l Bank of
Austin, not individually, but solely as T~ustee under the terms of
that certain Trust A~reement dated March 27, 1964, identified as T~ust ~eement
No. 3880, and it is expressly understood and agreed by the parties continued
hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, that each
and all of the undertakings and agreements herein made, are made and intended
not as personal undertakings and agreements of the Trustee, or for the
purpose of binding the Trustee personally, but this Agreement is executed
and delivered by the Trustee solely in the exercise of the powers con-
ferredupon it as such Trustee, and no personal liability or personal
responsibility is assumed by, or shall-at any time be asserted or
enforced ~inst said Trustee on account hereof or on account of any
undertaking or agreement herein contained.
Trustee Teichertmoved, Trustee Grittani seconded, that the three-party
agreement between the Village of Mount Prospect, Utility Sewer and
Water C~yany and the beneficiaries of National Bank of Austin Trust
No. 3880 be entered into in behalf of the Village and that the Village
President be authorized to sign and the Clerk to attest.
Upon roll call: Ayes: Colfer Grittani Kilroy Lewis Rogers Teichert
Motion carried.
Trustee Teichert, seconded ~y Trustee Colfer, moved the enti_~e agree-
ment be spread on the minutes. Unanimoms.
Mr. Arthur Linneman was advised that if the three parties will execute
the agreement the next procedure would be to open an escrow fund. The Arthur
Acting Village Managerwill then check on the issuance of certificates Linneman
of occupancy to determine if the building permits were issued prior to
the stop order.
Trustee Colfer presented the budget for the fiscal year 1967-1968. He
cc~raended the Finance Committee and the Finance Director for the work
involved and further made four recommen~ions: l) Budget timetable
rescheduling for Board approval no later than May 1. (Referred to 1967-~8
Manager) 2). Con~prehensive Capital Improvements Plan (Referred to Budget
Public Works). 3) Comprehensive Sewer M~utenance Improvement Plan
(Referred to Public Works), and 4) Salary proposal for Fire and Police
with longevity type of increase (Referred to Finance).
Trustee Colfer, seconded by Trustee Rogers, moved for passage of the
1967-1968 Budget as presented. Under discussion, Trustee Teichert
expressed the opinion that there should be a presentation of the
finished budget to the Board withanopportunity to study an~ then
Committee-of-the Whole discussion. However,because of the time lirait
imposed, he suggested reconsideration of the base salary of the firemen
and policemen, changing the rate from $7,980.00 to $8,005.00, and to
charge the study of salaries of the police lieutenants and sergeants
to the Finance Committee for review. Approved.
Upon roll call vote for approval of budget:
Ayes: Colfer Grittani Kilroy Lewis Rogers Teichert
Motion carried.
Trustee Colfer read Resolution 30-6?:
A RESOL~IONESTABLISHING SALARIES IN THEFIRE Resolution 30-67
AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS
Trustee Colfer, seconded by Trustee Grittani, ~oved for its passage
~ndapproval.
Upon roll call: Ayes: Colfer Grittani Kilroy Lewis Rogers Teichert
Motion carried.
July tl, 1967
Trustee Lewis reported on receipt of a communication fram Ross, Hardies,
O'Keefe, Babcock, McDugald and Parsons relating to the annexation of
Annexation territory to Mount Prospect of that area south of Golf Road, west of E~e.
South of 83. Judge McNamara overruled the objections of the City of Des Plaines.
Golf Rd. On July 14 Judge McNamara is calling for an election and setting forth
West of 83 other details which will be presented to the Board.
£l'~iS TO BE REFERRED
Case 67-1A ~k)al~d of Appeals Cases 67-1A 0tha L. Colwell, 811 W. M_ilburn variation
67-18A of side yard requirenents, 67-18A Dr. Dwain Marquette request for
67-22A dental office in EX District at 110~ Elmhurst, 67-22A John C. Gorman
67-27A reques~ for variation a~ 1407 S. Circle Dr. and Case 67-27A - Farmer
Cooper's sign variation at 303 E. Kensington Rd. were referred to
Judiciary Committee.
Plan Cammission case 67-6P re building height to 30' was referred ~o
Case 67-6P Building Cormmittee.
Case 67-7P = Plan Commission Cases 67-7P re amending B-3 District uses and adding
67-8P a new B-4, Case 67-8P J. M. Brockman request for approval of preliminary
67-9P plat of subdivision Mt. Prospect Industrial Park, 67-9P J. M. Brickman
67-11P request ~o rezone proper~y from I-1 to B-3, Case 67-11P~Losacco &
67-12P Springston petition for rezoning and plat of subdivision, Case 67-12P
request ~o rezone R-1 ~o B-2 for small business, Central near T~ncaster,
67-14P Case 67-14P request by South Church to rezone lots adjacent to church
property were referred to Judiciary Committee.
The mat~er of the Holiday Inn swimming pool as special use (Case 65-15)
Case 65-15
was referred to Judiciary Cc~llittee.
ADJO~
Trustee Colfer, seco~ded by Trustee Grittani, moved the meeting be
adjourned. Time: 11:35 P.M. Unanimous.
MARIET. HARD,
Deputy Clerk
July 11, 1967